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The program supports the statutory responsibilities of the MIC as established in P.A. 323 of 2018, P.A. 324 of 2018 and P.A. 325 of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The Asset Management Champion Program is a fast-paced and interactive training curriculum that combines asynchronous education, facilitated discussion, peer interactions, and industry learning into a professional certification from MIC. The program will require approximately 25 hours to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The MIC is welcoming a new cohort of leaders into the Asset Management Champion Program. This program will establish a network of talented individuals and organizations to help strengthen and \u201cchampion\u201d best practice asset management across Michigan\u2019s complex infrastructure environment. The MIC is now accepting scholarship applications for Fall 2022. The deadline to apply is August 19, 2022 and space is limited. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mic\/am-champions\">Click here for more information and to apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is the League\u2019s director of state &amp; federal affairs. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) Asset Management Champion Program sets out to establish a network of talented individuals and organizations to help strengthen and &#8220;champion&#8221; best practice asset management across Michigan&#8217;s complex infrastructure environment. 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